A red polygon indicates an extant occurrence; yellow indicates the occurrence has been extirpated.

This fact sheet was prepared by Grey F. Hayes and Dean W. Taylor under award
NA04N0S4200074 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC). The statements, findings, conclusions, and
recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the
views of the NOAA or the DOC.

Common Names - showy golden madia

Family - Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)

State Status - none

Federal Status - none

Habitat

Arid hills in the rain shadow of the Diablo Ranges. Most frequently on adobe or gypseous clay soils, in grasslands, herb-rich openings in scrub, or herb-rich openings in oak woodlands; 25-1215 m. Appearing only in wet years in many known sites

Conservation

It is still the case that little information exists about this species. The CNPS Inventory (2011) states that occurrences are scattered and collections quite old with fieldwork needed. Extirpated localities are in the northern end of the range in the Mount Diablo region. This species is likely to occur in the the SCoR portions of Stanislaus and Merced counties. Two reported occurrences from the floor of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County are unverified. Plants are easily damaged by cattle of trampling of clay soils on steep hills and are threatened by non-native species (CNPS 2011).